MaxID has announced it has sold handheld Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) biometric readers and related software to the Gloucester Police Department in Massachusetts. The reader, called the iDL500, was developed for use with software called PIVMAN from CoreStreet, a developer of credential authentication solutions. While the solution was first and foremost intended as a […]

PKI begins its migration from the desktop to the door By Zack Martin, Editor, AVISIAN Publications Most people don’t think much about opening doors: insert key, turn knob and walk in. If your workplace issues ID badges there may be a bit more thought that goes into it as you tap the badge on a […]

MaxID Corp., a provider of identity and security solutions, has announced it will be hosting a series of upcoming webinars involving the subjects of identity management and security with topics including Transportation Worker Identification Credential Compliance, biometrics and identity dominance. Specifically, officials from MaxID are expecting much of the webinar content to be useful to […]

MaxID, a provider of identity solutions, and CoreStreet, an ActivIdentity subsidiary and provider of credential validation solutions, announced the sale of additional iDLMaxG Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) accredited handheld biometric reader devices to the U.S. Coast Guard. The iDLMaxG units delivered to the Coast Guard are bundled with the CoreStreet PIVMAN client software, which […]

Codebench Inc., a provider of HSPD-12/FIPS-201 authentication software, announced that it has formed a technology partnership with rugged-computer manufacturer DAP Technologies to offer a mobile solution for the validation and registration of FIPS 201, PIV II compliant credentials. Codebench’s PIVCheck software suite — a card validation, authentication, and registration solution for HSPD-12 compliance — is […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of in strong authentication and credential management, announced that it has launched a PIV-Interoperable initiative to enable non-federal organizations to issue employee identity cards that are technically interoperable with U.S. government PIV systems, and issued in a manner that allows government and relying parties to trust the cards. To address the […]

By Guy Vancollie, chief marketing officer, CoreStreet (now an ActivIdentity Company) The U.S. government issued HSPD 12, a “policy for a common identification standard for federal employees and contractors” on August 24, 2004. Under the HSPD-12 mandate, all federal employees and contractors will be issued a Personal Identity Verification–or PIV–a smart card with contact and […]

The UK Border Agency has announced the opening of 17 new biometric enrollment facilities at post offices for its program where foreign nationals submit biometric information to receive ID cards, according to a TMC Net article. The samples required from the migrants for the ID application include fingerprints and a digital photograph. The new facilities […]

Another reason to leverage FIPS 201 and PIV-I By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines attended the American Association of Airport Executive (AAAE) Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC. This 9th annual program brings together operators, federal, state and local government, including representatives from the legislative branch, architects and consultants. The program provided a good overview of […]

Before the end of the year smart card vendors could have a standard card command set that enables interoperability between credentials without middleware. The General ID Card Command Set (GICS) builds a standard language for the card command set so that different card standards can communicate without middleware, says Patrick Hearn, vice president of government […]